Resettlement Plan October 2012 People’s Republic of China: Hunan Xiangjiang Inland Waterway Project Prepared by Xiangjiang Navigation Construction and Development Co. Hunan, PRC for the Asian Development Bank. The People's Republic of China Hunan Xiangjiang Inland Waterway Project Tugutang Navigation and Hydropower Complex Resettlement Plan (Final) Xiangjiang Navigation Construction and Development Co. Hunan, PRC August 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS A. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ______________________________________________________ 1 B. PROJECT DESCRIPTION _____________________________________________________ 4 B1 Project Background and Description ___________________________________________________ 4 B2 Project Impacts ____________________________________________________________________ 5 B3 Measures to Reduce Resettlement _____________________________________________________ 8 B4 Socio-Economic Benefits ___________________________________________________________ 10 C. SCOPE OF LAND ACQUISITION AND RESETTLEMENT ________________________ 11 C1 Permanent Land Requirement________________________________________________________ 11 C2 Temporary Land Occupation ________________________________________________________ 12 C3 Building and Structure Removal ______________________________________________________ 13 C4 Public Facilities __________________________________________________________________ 15 C5 The Affected People _______________________________________________________________ 17 C6 Income Loss Analysis ______________________________________________________________ 18 C7 Summary of Impacts _______________________________________________________________ 19 D. SOCIOECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS ______________________________________ 21 D1 Project Influence Area _____________________________________________________________ 21 D2 Basic Situation of the Affected City/County _____________________________________________ 21 D3 Socioeconomic Survey _____________________________________________________________ 22 D4 Socioeconomic Characteristics of the Affected Population _________________________________ 23 D5 Vulnerable Groups ________________________________________________________________ 33 D6 Gender Aspects ___________________________________________________________________ 36 E. INFORMATION DISCLOSURE, CONSULTATION, AND PARTICIPATION ________ 38 E1 Methods of Public Consultation and Participation __________________________________________ 38 E2 Consultation during RP Preparation _____________________________________________________ 38 E3 Public Participation and Consultation during RP Implementation ______________________________ 41 E4 Information Disclosure _______________________________________________________________ 42 F. GRIEVANCE REDRESS MECHANISMS _______________________________________ 44 F1 Introduction ________________________________________________________________________ 44 F2 Current Practice _____________________________________________________________________ 44 F3 Proposed Grievance Redress System ____________________________________________________ 45 F4 Responsibilities of PCC ______________________________________________________________ 47 G. LEGAL FRAMEWORK AND RESETTLEMENT POLICY ________________________ 48 G1 Legal Framework _________________________________________________________________ 48 G2 Project Resettlement Policy _________________________________________________________ 51 G3 Resettlement Standards _____________________________________________________________ 52 H. ENTITLEMENTS, ASSISTANCE AND BENEFITS _______________________________ 60 H1 Cut-off Date for Eligibility to Project Entitlements _______________________________________ 60 H2 Assistance policy from the Project ____________________________________________________ 60 H3 Benefits _________________________________________________________________________ 61 I. RELOCATION OF HOUSING AND SETTLEMENTS _____________________________ 66 I1 Resettlement Needs __________________________________________________________________ 66 I2 Resettlement Strategy ________________________________________________________________ 66 I3 Relocation and Resettlement of Private Houses ____________________________________________ 66 I4 Relocation and Resettlement for Small Hydropower Plants ___________________________________ 67 I5 Reconstruction of Public Infrastructure __________________________________________________ 68 J. INCOME RESTORATION AND REHABILITATION _____________________________ 69 J1 Context ___________________________________________________________________________ 69 J2 Analysis of Livelihood Restoration Options _______________________________________________ 69 J3 Formulation of Income Restoration Strategy ______________________________________________ 69 J4 Income Restoration __________________________________________________________________ 70 J5 Gender Issues ______________________________________________________________________ 73 J6 Vulnerable Households _______________________________________________________________ 73 K. RESETTLEMENT COST AND FINANCING PLAN ______________________________ 75 K1 Basic Costs ______________________________________________________________________ 75 K2 Taxes and Fees ___________________________________________________________________ 81 K3 Contingency _____________________________________________________________________ 82 K4 Other Costs ______________________________________________________________________ 83 K5 Overall Resettlement Cost __________________________________________________________ 83 K6 Flow of Funds and Compensation Options ______________________________________________ 84 L. INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT ___________________________________________ 87 L1 Resettlement Organization ____________________________________________________________ 87 L2 Accountability ______________________________________________________________________ 87 L3 Staffing and Capacity Building _________________________________________________________ 90 M. IMPLEMENTATION SCHEDULE ___________________________________________ 92 M1 Principles of Resettlement Implementation _____________________________________________ 92 M2 Implementation Schedule of Resettlement ______________________________________________ 92 N. MONITORING AND REPORTING ____________________________________________ 94 N1 Internal Monitoring ________________________________________________________________ 94 N2 External Monitoring and Evaluation ___________________________________________________ 94 LIST OF TABLES Table 1: Summary of Project Components ........................................................................ 5 Table 2: Comparison of Major Alternative Dam Site ......................................................... 8 Table 3: Comparison of Land Requirement of Upstream Dam Site .............................. 10 Table 4: Summary of Permanent land required for dam and ship lock ........................ 11 Table 5: Summary of Permanent land required for Ports .............................................. 11 Table 6: Summary of Permanent land required for Reservoir Impoundment .............. 12 Table 7: Summary of Temporary Land Occupation ........................................................ 12 Table 8: Summary of House Removal in Damsite and Ship-lock Area ......................... 13 Table 9:Summary of House Removal in the Ports .......................................................... 13 Table 10: Summary of House Removal in the Reservoir Area ....................................... 14 Table 11: Summary of Attachments to Removed Houses .............................................. 14 Table 12: List of Affected Public Facilities ...................................................................... 16 Table 13: Summary of Major Adverse Impacts of the Project ........................................ 19 Table 14: Socioeconomic Status of the Counties in the Project Area .......................... 21 Table 15: Selected Demographic Characteristics ........................................................... 24 Table 16: Natural Resources ............................................................................................. 26 Table 17: Physical Resources........................................................................................... 27 Table 18: Distribution of Annual Net Income per Capita ................................................ 27 Table 19: Relative Importance of Income Sources in Surveyed Villages ..................... 29 Table 20: Income Sources and Per Capita Net Income of Households ........................ 30 Table 21: Per Capita Expenditure of Sampled Households ........................................... 30 Table 22: Perceived Disadvantages and Concerns of the Project ................................ 31 Table 23: Anticipated Impacts of Project on Village—Village Survey ........................... 31 Table 24: Sampled AP Preferences for Mitigation Measures ......................................... 32 Table 25: Poverty Population in Project Affected Area .................................................. 33 Table 26: Rural Poor in Surveyed villages ....................................................................... 34 Table 27: Stakeholder Participation and Consultation Record ...................................... 39 Table 28: Public Participation and Consultation Plan .................................................... 41 Table 29: Public Complaints Database ...........................................................................